RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office has issued a set of road maps and rules for the rescheduled Luke Bryan concert on Thursday, Oct. 24th.
“Due to the rural setting for this event, attendees should plan to arrive at or after the time parking lots opened at 2:00 PM,” the department said in a press release.
Attendees are expected to honor the following rules and regulations:
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Chairs & blankets are allowed in designated areas
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No coolers allowed
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No backpacks allowed
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No outside food or drink
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No weapons of any kind, including knives. No concealed carry PERIOD (including exempt and off duty)
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No fireworks
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No animals – other than MARKED service animals
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No video cameras or professional lens cameras
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No large umbrellas
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No footballs/frisbees/hula hoops
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No re-entry once you are inside the venue fence
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No glass containers on any of the grounds
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Tickets must be presented for access to parking areas
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NO PARKING ON PUBLIC ROADS OR ROAD SHOULDERS – This will be strictly enforced and unoccupied vehicles will be ticketed AND towed.
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Bring insect repellent. Make sure all of your party is protected from mosquitoes.
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Pedestrian or bicycle traffic along public roads in the area is very dangerous and STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. These rural roads have poor lighting and no shoulders or walking paths.
According to Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller, many people who attended the previously scheduled Luke Bryan concert did not follow posted guidelines.
“A lot of signs and a lot of maps were put out, but people generally don’t follow them,” Fuller said. “They’ll type in the address on their phone and expect to be able to follow that and not the maps that we put out there, and so we found a lot of people trying to go the wrong way. We’re gonna work to help people understand that, but honestly when they start looking at their phone, they’re not paying attention to anything else.”
Traffic and pedestrian congestion also caused issues.
“People thought that they would walk in from all over the place believing that being out in the middle of the country was not gonna be a problem,” Fuller said. “The two-lane roads are an issue for people trying to walk along those roads when there is traffic lined up on both sides of the road trying to figure out how to get someplace.”
Attendees are asked to follow the designated routes in order to avoid these issues again. Please see the attached map for more information about the routes.
Stafford Farms is located at 8651 N 30th St., Richland, MI 49083.
